The Torbay Steam Fair on August 4, 2024, held every year at the Kennels Showground Churston near Brixham in Devon. It's one of the biggest steam fairs in the UK, it includes a beer and live music festival, lots of Traction Engines, steam demonstrations, sawmill etc, classic cars, tractors, military vehicles, motorbikes, buses, old style fairground and lots more. (Photo by Chris Slack/Animal News Agency)





A “caixer” (horse rider) rears up on his horse surrounded by a cheering crowd during the traditional “Jaleo” at the Sant Lluis Festival in Spain on August 24, 2024. (Photo by Matthias Oesterle/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (L) is welcomed by Tibetans living in Switzerland upon his arrival at a Hotel in Opfikon, outside Zurich, Switzerland, 23 August 2024. The Dalai Lama visits Switzerland from 23 to 26 August to speak in Zurich's Hallenstadion on 25 August. (Photo by Michael Buholzer/EPA/EFE)





Katherine Rodriguez (2R) of Chile, stretches at the back stage as she waits for her performance during International Ballet Festival of Miami at The Fillmore Theater in Miami Beach, Florida on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)





A Russian soldier fires from a D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 22, 2024. (Photo by AP Photo)





Germany fans dressed in costumes as the portrait painting of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa are pictured after the men's preliminary round volleyball match between Argentina and Germany during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena 1 in Paris on August 2, 2024. Germany won the match 3-0. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP Photo)





A woman holds up vote tally sheets during a protest against the official results that declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, on a public square in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, August 17, 2024. (Phoot by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)





Maasai villagers perform the traditional dance in a village in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on August 21, 2024. Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, is mainly scattered in the south and southwest parts bordering Tanzania. The tribe is still living in nomadic way. Their settlement covers the world-famous tourist destinations of Masai Mara National Reserve and Serengeti National Park. With the development of local tourism industry, the Maasai people have opened their villages to embrace the tourists, as a way of increasing their income while maintaining their traditional lifestyle. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Kirsty Paterson appears as herself in Willy’s Candy Spectacular at the Pleasance Dome on August 15, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Police eventually shut down the 2023 Willy's Chocolate Experience event in Glasgow last year after disappointed attendees spent £35 on tickets only to be met with a sparsely decorated warehouse and a handful of actors. The event garnered worldwide attention and has now been made into a show “Willy's Candy Spectacular” for the Edinburgh Fringe, featuring Kirsty Paterson the original “Sad Oompa Loompa”. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)





Medics help a local resident in a field hospital at an undisclosed location in the Kursk region on August 11, 2024. Ukraine controlled at least 800 square kilometres (308 square miles) of Russian territory in the Kursk region as of August 12, 2024, according to an AFP analysis of data provided by the Institute for the Study of War. Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia's western Kursk region on August 6, capturing over two dozen settlements in the most significant cross-border attack on Russian soil since World War II. (Photo by Anatoliy Zhdanov/Kommersant Photo via AFP Photo)





A far-right protest in Middlesbrough, England turns violent, causing damage to property and cars on August 4, 2024. Running street battles took place with the police and members of the Muslim community. For Cleveland police it was the second time in a week that they have had to deal with riots after a night of disorder in Hartlepool last Wednesday. (Photo by Gary Calton/The Observer)





Commuters climb railings to avoid the water in the flooded entrance of Buenavista metro station during heavy rain in Mexico City, Saturday, August 17, 2024. (Photo by Jon Orbach/AP Photo)





Italian actress Monica Bellucci arrives at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)





Demonstrators take part in a protest against revisions to the country’s election law, which analysts believe is going through a rushed process of legislation and is designed to block a popular candidate from running as the capital’s governor in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 23, 2024. (Phoot by Antara Foto via Reuters)





A fan of the Star Wars saga fancy dressed as a character takes part in the so-called “Training Day” parade at Los Heroes Avenue in Leon, Guanajuato State, Mexico, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP Photo)





This pool photo taken and released on August 22, 2024 by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) shows dancers performing in front of Khmer artefacts returned from the United States during a repatriation ceremony at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. Cambodia on August 22 welcomed the return of a batch of trafficked Buddhist and Hindu statues from collectors and museums in the United States. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Law enforcement officers remove a demonstrator during a protest by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men against attempts to recruit men from the community, outside a military recruitment office in Jerusalem on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Ammar Awad /Reuters)





British motorcycle stunt champion Jonny Davies practices for his World Record attempt for the 'Fastest speed being dragged behind a motorcycle at Elvington Airfield, in Elvington, North Yorkshire, Britain, 05 August 2024. Davies will attempt on 18 August to break the current record of 251.54 km per hour which was set by Gary Rothwell of Liverpool in 1999. (Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA)





Pupils at Brighton College pose for a school photograph after receiving nine 9's in their GCSE results on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving grades to help them progress to sixth form, college or training. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)